State/Public Elementary Open

Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad

๐Ÿ“ 533 W 27th St, Chicago, Cook County, 60616

529
Pupils
17.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 529 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Nessner. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Elizabeth Nessner
School district
City of Chicago SD 299

Enrollment & staffing

Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad enrolls 529 students across grades Kโ€“8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.

Male students
245 (46%)
Female students
284 (54%)
Teachers (FTE)
29.5
Student-teacher ratio
17.9:1
Grade span
Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Asian, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Asian28153%
Hispanic or Latino10420%
Black or African American7414%
White499.3%
Two or more races203.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

283 of the school's 529 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Kโ€“8Title I

Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-70, state senate district 1, state house district 2.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad is one of 644 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, based in Chicago, Illinois. The district serves 324,130 students district-wide and employs 22,932 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 529 students, Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad is close to the district average of about 503 students per school.

324,130
District students
644
Schools
22,932
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

37%
Reading proficient
49%
Math proficient
17%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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